U.S. patent application number 14/582834 was filed with the patent office on 2015-07-16 for chip card holder and portable electronic device with same.
The applicant listed for this patent is Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc.. Invention is credited to WEI-CHIH HSU, YU-WEI HUANG, CHIA-JU LIN.
Application Number | 20150201518 14/582834 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 53522599 |
Filed Date | 2015-07-16 |
United States Patent
Application |
20150201518 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
HSU; WEI-CHIH ; et
al. |
July 16, 2015 |
CHIP CARD HOLDER AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SAME
Abstract
A chip card holder includes a tray and a protecting member. The
tray includes a receiving portion and a handle portion. The
receiving portion is configured to receive a chip card. The handle
portion is positioned at a side of the receiving portion. The
protecting member is sleeved on the receiving portion and resists
the handle portion. The protecting member is made of elastic
material so as to prevent outside contamination from entering the
chip card holder.
Inventors: |
HSU; WEI-CHIH; (New Taipei,
TW) ; HUANG; YU-WEI; (New Taipei, TW) ; LIN;
CHIA-JU; (New Taipei, TW) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc. |
New Taipei |
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TW |
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Family ID: |
53522599 |
Appl. No.: |
14/582834 |
Filed: |
December 24, 2014 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
361/807 ;
248/220.22; 248/309.1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
G06K 13/0831 20130101;
H04M 1/18 20130101; H04B 1/3818 20150115; H04B 1/3816 20130101;
H05K 7/1461 20130101 |
International
Class: |
H05K 7/14 20060101
H05K007/14 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Jan 16, 2014 |
CN |
201410018721.5 |
Claims
1. A chip card holder comprising: a tray comprising a receiving
portion for receiving a chip card and a handle portion positioned
at a side of the receiving portion; and a protecting member sleeved
on the receiving portion and resisting the handle portion; wherein
the protecting member is made of elastic material to prevent
outside contamination from entering the chip card holder.
2. The chip card holder of claim 1, wherein the handle portion
defines a mounting slot, the protecting member comprises a
resisting portion, and the resisting portion is received in the
mounting slot.
3. The chip card holder of claim 2, wherein the protecting member
comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite to the
first surface, one end of the first surface defines a receiving
hole, the resisting portion is positioned in the receiving hole and
respectively protrudes from the first surface and the second
surface, one end of the resisting portion protruding from the first
surface resists a mounting member, and another end of the resisting
portion protruding from the second surface is received in the
mounting slot.
4. The chip card holder of claim 3, wherein a middle portion of the
mounting slot defines a pin hole, a second end of the resisting
portion protruding from the second surface defines a receiving
slot, the receiving slot is aligned with the mounting slot and is
communicated with the pin hole.
5. The chip card holder of claim 3, wherein a middle portion of the
first surface defines an assembling hole for allowing the receiving
portion of the tray passing through the protecting member.
6. The chip card holder of claim 3, wherein the protecting member
further comprises a connecting surface, the connecting surface is
connected substantially perpendicular to peripheries of the first
surface and the second surface, and at least one flange is
protruded from the connecting surface.
7. The chip card holder of claim 3, further comprising a mounting
member, wherein the receiving portion is slidably received in the
mounting member.
8. The chip card holder of claim 7, wherein the mounting member
comprises a mounting portion, the mounting portion forming a
receiving recess for receiving the tray.
9. The chip card holder of claim 8, wherein the mounting member
further comprises an elastic portion, the elastic portion is
positioned at a side of the mounting portion adjacent to an
entrance of the receiving recess, one end of the resisting portion
protruding from the first surface resists the elastic portion.
10. A portable electronic device comprising: a main body defining a
through hole; and a chip card holder received in the main body and
aligned with the through hole; the chip card holder comprising: a
tray comprising a receiving portion for receiving a chip card and a
handle portion positioned at a side of the receiving portion; and a
protecting member sleeved on the receiving portion and resisting
the handle portion; wherein the protecting member is made of
elastic material to prevent outside contamination from entering the
chip card holder.
11. The portable electronic device of claim 10, wherein the handle
portion defines a mounting slot, the protecting member comprises a
resisting portion, and the resisting portion is received in the
mounting slot.
12. The portable electronic device of claim 11, wherein the
protecting member comprises a first surface and a second surface
opposite to the first surface, one end of the first surface defines
a receiving hole, the resisting portion is positioned in the
receiving hole and respectively protrudes from the first surface
and the second surface, one end of the resisting portion protruding
from the first surface resists a mounting member, and another end
of the resisting portion protruding from the second surface is
received in the mounting slot.
13. The portable electronic device of claim 12, wherein a middle
portion of the mounting slot defines a pin hole, a second end of
the resisting portion protruding from the second surface defines a
receiving slot, the receiving slot is aligned with the mounting
slot and is communicated with the pin hole.
14. The portable electronic device of claim 12, wherein a middle
portion of the first surface defines an assembling hole for
allowing the receiving portion of the tray passing through the
protecting member.
15. The portable electronic device of claim 12, wherein the
protecting member further comprises a connecting surface, the
connecting surface is connected substantially perpendicular to
peripheries of the first surface and the second surface, and at
least one flange is protruded from the connecting surface.
16. The portable electronic device of claim 15, wherein the main
body comprising a bottom wall and a peripheral wall; the peripheral
wall extends substantially perpendicularly from a periphery of the
bottom wall and defines a through hole; the through hole has a
resisting surface and the at least one flange resists the resisting
surface.
17. The portable electronic device of claim 12, further comprising
a mounting member, wherein the receiving portion is slidably
received in the mounting member.
18. The portable electronic device of claim 17, wherein the
mounting member comprises a mounting portion, the mounting portion
forming a receiving recess for receiving the tray.
19. The portable electronic device of claim 18, wherein the
mounting member further comprises an elastic portion, the elastic
portion is positioned at a side of the mounting portion adjacent to
an entrance of the receiving recess, one end of the resisting
portion protruding from the first surface resists the elastic
portion.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to Chinese Patent
Application No. 201410018721.5 filed on Jan. 16, 2014, the contents
of which are incorporated by reference herein.
FIELD
[0002] The subject matter herein generally relates to a chip card
holder and a portable electronic device with the chip card
holder.
BACKGROUND
[0003] Chip cards are widely used in portable electronic devices,
such as mobile phones, to enhance or specialize the functions of
the portable electronic devices. Generally, the chip card is
removed from a casing of the portable electronic device by a pin
inserted through a pin hole of the casing to eject the chip card.
However, electronic elements inside of the portable electronic
device are easily damaged if outside contamination, such as water,
vapor or dust enters the portable electronic device through the pin
hole of the casing.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0004] Implementations of the present technology will now be
described, by way of example only, with reference to the attached
figures.
[0005] FIG. 1 is an exploded, isometric view of an embodiment of a
portable electronic device having a chip card holder.
[0006] FIG. 2 is an exploded, isometric view of the chip card
holder of FIG. 1.
[0007] FIG. 3 is a partially exploded, isometric view of the chip
card holder of FIG. 2.
[0008] FIG. 4 is an assembled, isometric view of the chip card
holder of FIG. 2.
[0009] FIG. 5 is an assembled, isometric view of the portable
electronic device of FIG. 1.
[0010] FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI of
FIG. 5.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0011] It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of
illustration, where appropriate, reference numerals have been
repeated among the different figures to indicate corresponding or
analogous elements. In addition, numerous specific details are set
forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the
embodiments described herein. However, it will be understood by
those of ordinary skill in the art that the embodiments described
herein can be practiced without these specific details. In other
instances, methods, procedures and components have not been
described in detail so as not to obscure the related relevant
feature being described. Also, the description is not to be
considered as limiting the scope of the embodiments described
herein. The drawings are not necessarily to scale and the
proportions of certain parts have been exaggerated to better
illustrate details and features of the present disclosure.
[0012] Several definitions that apply throughout this disclosure
will now be presented.
[0013] The term "substantially" is defined to be essentially
conforming to the particular dimension, shape or other word that
substantially modifies, such that the component need not be exact.
For example, substantially cylindrical means that the object
resembles a cylinder, but can have one or more deviations from a
true cylinder. The term "comprising" when utilized, means
"including, but not necessarily limited to"; it specifically
indicates open-ended inclusion or membership in the so-described
combination, group, series and the like.
[0014] FIG. 1 illustrates an embodiment of a portable electronic
device 100. The portable electronic device 100 may be a mobile
phone or any portable electronic device using a chip card 200
(shown in FIG. 2). The chip card 200 can be a subscriber identity
module (SIM) card, a memory card, or a multimedia card (MMC). The
portable electronic device 100 includes a main body 10 and a chip
card holder 30.
[0015] The main body 10 is configured to receive the chip card
holder 30 and includes a bottom wall 12 and a peripheral wall 14.
The peripheral wall 14 extends substantially perpendicularly from a
periphery of the bottom wall 12. A through hole 142 is defined at a
side of the peripheral wall 14. The through hole 142 has a
resisting surface 1421.
[0016] FIG. 2 illustrates that the chip card holder 30 includes a
mounting member 31, a tray 32, and a protecting member 33. The
mounting member 31 includes a mounting portion 311 and an elastic
portion 312. The mounting portion 311 is substantially a frame and
forms a receiving recess 3112 (shown in FIG. 4) for receiving the
tray 32. The elastic portion 312 is positioned at a side of the
mounting portion 311 adjacent to an entrance of the receiving
recess 3112. In this embodiment, the elastic portion 312 is
configured to resist the protecting member 33 and help a chip card
ejecting structure, for example, a pin or a post, to pull the tray
32 out from the mounting member 31.
[0017] The tray 32 is slidably positioned in the receiving recess
3112. The tray 32 is configured to support the chip card 200 and
bring the chip card 200 into or out of the receiving recess 3112.
The tray 32 includes a receiving portion 321 and a handle portion
323. The receiving portion 321 includes a bottom plate 3211 and a
number of side edges 3213. The side edges 3213 extend substantially
perpendicularly from a periphery of the bottom plate 3211 and
define an accommodating space 3215 with the bottom plate 3211 for
accommodating the chip card 200.
[0018] The handle portion 323 is perpendicularly mounted to a side
of one of the side edges 3213. The handle portion 323 is configured
to seal the through hole 142 when the tray 32 is inserted into the
through hole 142 and is received in the receiving recess 3112. An
end of the handle portion 323 facing the receiving portion 321
defines a mounting slot 3231. A middle portion of the mounting slot
3231 defines a pin hole 3232 (shown in FIG. 3).
[0019] The protecting member 33 can be made of elastic material. In
this embodiment, the protecting member 33 is made of rubber. The
protecting member 33 is sleeved in the receiving portion 321 and
abuts the handle portion 323. The protecting member 33 includes a
first surface 331, a second surface 333 opposite to the first
surface 331, and a connecting surface 335. A middle portion of the
first surface 331 defines an assembling hole 3311 for allowing the
tray 32 passing through the protecting member 33. An end of the
first surface 331 adjacent to the assembling hole 3311 defines a
receiving hole 3313. A resisting portion 3315 is positioned in the
receiving hole 3313 and respectively protrudes from the first
surface 331 and the second surface 333. The connecting surface 335
is connected substantially perpendicular to peripheries of the
first surface 331 and the second surface 333. At least one flange
3351 is protruded from the connecting surface 335. In this
embodiment, there are two flanges 3351 protruded from the
connecting surface 335 and spaced apart from each other.
[0020] FIG. 3 illustrates that a receiving slot 3317 is recessed
from an end of the resisting portion 3315 positioned at the second
surface 333. When the protecting member 33 resists the handle
portion 323, the end of the resisting portion 3315 defining the
receiving slot 3317 is received in the mounting slot 3231 and the
receiving slot 3317 is communicated with the pin hole 3232. Then,
the outside contamination, such as water, vapor and dust, can be
prevented from entering the portable electronic device 100 through
the pin hole 3232 and the receiving slot 3317.
[0021] Referring to FIGS. 4-5, in assembly, the mounting portion
311 of the mounting member 31 is mounted to the bottom wall 12 of
the main body 10. The receiving recess 3112 is aligned with and is
communicated with the through hole 142. The protecting member 33 is
sleeved on the receiving portion 321 of the tray 32 and abuts the
handle portion 323. Then, the handle portion 323 of the tray 32
seals the assembling hole 3311 of the receiving portion 321, the
end of the resisting portion 3315 defining the receiving slot 3317
is received in the mounting slot 3231, and the receiving slot 3317
is communicated with the pin hole 3232. Thus, the outside
contamination, such as water, vapor and dust, can be prevented from
entering the portable electronic device 10 through the pin hole
3232 and the receiving slot 3317.
[0022] The chip card 200 is inserted into the accommodating space
3215. The tray 32 with the chip card 200 and the protecting member
33 is aligned with the through hole 142. The tray 32 is pushed
towards the through hole 142 until the receiving portion 321 with
the chip card 200 is received in the receiving recess 3112 and the
handle portion 323 is received in the through hole 142. Then, the
end of the resisting portion 3315 positioned at the first surface
331 resists the elastic portion 312 of the mounting member 31.
[0023] FIG. 6 illustrates that when the tray 32 and the protecting
member 33 are received in the main body 10, the flanges 3351 of the
protecting member 33 is compressed and resists the resisting
surface 1421, thereby outside contamination, such as water, vapor
and dust, can be also prevented from entering the portable
electronic device 10 through the through hole 142.
[0024] To remove the chip card 200, a pin (not shown) is inserted
through the pin hole 3232 of the handle portion 323 and resists the
second slot 3317. The elastic portion 312 is compressed towards the
mounting portion 311. Then, the pin is taken out of the pin hole
3232 and the accumulated restoring force of the elastic portion 312
is released against the resisting portion 3315, thereby making the
protecting member 33 to remove and enabling the tray 32 to be
ejected out of the receiving recess 3112 under the force of the
elastic portion 312.
[0025] The embodiments shown and described above are only examples.
Therefore, many such details are neither shown nor described. Even
though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present
technology have been set forth in the foregoing description,
together with details of the structure and function of the present
disclosure, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be
made in the details, especially in matters of shape, size and
arrangement of the parts within the principles of the present
disclosure up to, and including the full extent established by the
broad general meaning of the terms used in the claims. It will
therefore be appreciated that the embodiments described above may
be modified within the scope of the claims.
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